LUCY ONE How long have you been in business? Lucy in the Sky Photography has been ‘official’ since 2009, full time since 2010. How did you get your name out there and what has been your best form of advertising? Recommendations (such as from Mwaah!) have been my best form of advertising and email promotions always secure me jobs. I would also suggest advertising on industry related blogs! Think about how you want to be ‘known’ in your industry and act accordingly, people will soon hear about the great things you’re doing! What have you found to be the…

For us women, is the ‘we can have it all’ era a myth? Or perhaps by being more realistic we can achieve more than we think! If you want to take control of our own fate and make the right moves at work this year, Mwaah’s career agony aunts, Lucy Gilmour and Wendy Barriball offer their top tips. • Get Qualified: It’s always a good idea to get some appropriate qualifications if you want a successful career – not only will that give you credibility when applying for jobs but it will boost your confidence and provide you with good…

As grads, school and college leavers come back to the fold this Summer, what are their job prospects and what can parents do to help things work out for the best? Sounds like a job for Mwaah’s career agony aunts, Lucy Gilmour and Wendy Barriball ... When I was finishing college and the prospect of looking for my first job was looming, I remember thinking ‘what’s the rush? I’ll just enjoy the summer with my friends, soak up a few rays and then job hunt in September.’ My parents however had other plans... I was marched to every reputable recruitment…

For those who struggle to find some meaningful me time, be prepared for a ruefully resonant giggle. And for those who wonder what life’s really like for a professional working mum, hang on to your tights, ‘cos Chris Humphreys persuaded Joyti Henchie, Mwaah’s legal eagle, mum of 3 and Head of Family Law at the newly merged Attwaters Jameson Hill, to let us peek into her journal....aka, ‘the secret diary of a permanently on-call girl’. Sunday - Have woken up stiff as a board after taking part in the Attwaters 26 mile sponsored walk in aid of our charity of…

Can we predict how a person will act in a particular situation? Or whether someone is suitable for a certain job? Or how they will react under stress? Tina Dulieu, Mwaah’s Business & Executive Coach believes she can answer ‘yes’ to all of these questions. Tina, owner of locally based Coaching Dynamics has trained, qualified an introduced DISC Personality Profilinginto her business coaching toolkit and has been very impressed by its accuracy and usefulness in recognising a person’s strengths, weaknesses, management styles and their ability to deal with particular situations and people. “According to the percentage of each personality type…

From living on £3 a day to running a rapid growth business in a few years – and all by the age of 24! Chris Humphreys meets Takeley’s Transylvanian tycoon... Turn the clock back just four years, and picture a 20 year old Romanian girl, her partner Anton and brother Marius living in a room in Glasgow big enough only for a single bed and wardrobe. Every morning their Russian paymasters would transport them by van to an area unknown to them, give each of them a map and 1000 leaflets to deliver door to door until they returned to…